Briefs: YMCA gets $10,000 grant
The Greater Elgin Area YMCA was one of 24 YMCAs nationwide selected to receive a $10,000 "Kellogg's Opportunity To Play Grant" from Kellogg's Corporate Citizenship Fund. The grants were established to provide underprivileged youths with more opportunities to be physically active. Officials at the Taylor Family Branch YMCA in Elgin plan to use the funding to support the "YMCA 5-minute Fitness Challenge," a program designed to help children and their families add 5 minutes a day of simple exercises that can be done in the classroom or at home.
Halloween house contest
Who has the scariest house in Lake in the Hills? Call in your own Halloween creation or nominate your neighbor's at (847) 960-7460. Judging takes place 5:30 to 9 p.m. Oct. 25. All winners must keep their decorations up through Halloween.
Huntley to host health fair
The Huntley Park District will host its first Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 20. The event will feature health products, prevention services and information on health-related issues. If you attend, you'll have a chance to enter a raffle to win prizes ranging from an iPod Shuffle to a three-month membership to the park district's Fitness Center. The health fair will be held at the park district's Rec Center at 12015 Mill St.
CROP Walk Sunday
The Barrington Area CROP Hunger Walk, an annual community hunger education and fundraising event, is scheduled for 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. at Barrington Middle School-Station Campus, 215 Eastern Ave. The walk, sponsored by many local churches and Church World Service, is in its 25th year. The grand marshals for this year's event are Barbara Schmidt and Konrad Bald. Contact event chairman Dennis Rossow at (847) 726-9171.
Clarinetist's recital today
Christine Bellomy, principal clarinet in the Cedar Rapids Symphony and second clarinet in the Quad City Symphony in Rock Island, will present a recital at 8 tonight in the Recital Hall in the Music Building on Lucinda Avenue at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb. She will be accompanied by a pianist. The program will consist of pieces by Maria Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Leo Weiner, Jerry Owen, Libby Larsen, and Joseph Horowitz. The recital is free. The building is accessible to all. E-mail or call Lynn Slater at lslater@niu.edu or (815) 753-1546.